crystal11509 wrote:

Personally, I spend as much time as possible out on the lake trolling.
The reason we usually come head back is that the battery is low. I
have tried the extension cord to the boat in the past. One day - much
to my horror - I had unexpected visitors - about five young boys who
were playing in the water, on the boat, while the charger was on.....No
one was hurt, but the episode makes me fear the extension cord idea.

Also, could you use a regular kind of extension cord, or do you need
some heavy duty cord to go that far? Thanks for any suggestions.


A 12/3 extension cord 100' long will run you $40 or so. That is enough
to get the job done. 14ga and 16ga from the local Home Depot probably
aren't enough and not worth the small savings.

Dan

Dan Krueger writes:

A 12/3 extension cord 100' long will run you $40 or so. That is enough
to get the job done. 14ga and 16ga from the local Home Depot probably
aren't enough and not worth the small savings.

Not so. The battery charger is a very small load.

"Richard J Kinch" wrote in message
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Dan Krueger writes:

A 12/3 extension cord 100' long will run you $40 or so. That is enough
to get the job done. 14ga and 16ga from the local Home Depot probably
aren't enough and not worth the small savings.

Not so. The battery charger is a very small load.

What if she wants to use the cord for something else at some point? It's
dumb to buy a cord that long in a gauge too light for future endeavors.

Richard J Kinch wrote:
Dan Krueger writes:


A 12/3 extension cord 100' long will run you $40 or so. That is enough
to get the job done. 14ga and 16ga from the local Home Depot probably
aren't enough and not worth the small savings.


Not so. The battery charger is a very small load.


I was gonna say..... you could run a 15 amp tool off that 12 ga
extension cord.